Andrew Murphy was born in Manchester, UK in 1964. He studied geography at Syracuse University, where he received his BA in 1987. He began his lengthy career as a land surveyor in Bristol, UK & later, he attained his dream job, as a cartographer at the Hammond Atlas Company in Maplewood, NJ.
Andrew Murphy is a dedicated cartographer whose work experiences range from drafting, to editing, and from design to advising, having worked with various companies including Hagstrom, Geographia, ALK (Trimble), TeleAtlas, Frommer's, Fodors, & Google (Zagat).